Re: previous email re: messenger and chging email

From: eric hook (eric0668_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 06:27:15 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Eric,
>
>Unfortunately there is no way to "change" this setting.
If you're using Windows Messenger
>(4.7.2009 or lower; pre SP2) it will make use of your
Hotmail account so long as you're
>signed in with an active @msn.com or @hotmail.com
Passport. Windows Messenger 4.7.3000 (SP2)
>removes this functionality and will simply open your
default e-mail program instead. MSN
>Messenger 6.x will always use Hotmail (as long as you're
again, signed in with an @msn.com or
>@hotmail.com Passport).
>
>As such, in order to get "Hotmail functionality" (which
is what I assume you want), you'll
>either need to downgrade to the previous version of
Windows Messenger
>
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp)
or use MSN Messenger instead
>(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"eric hook" <eric0668@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:232501c48dbd$ffd60d10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for getting back to me. I am talking about the
>> setting in Windows Messenger that is in the "Buddy
List"
>> box, under file, "my email inbox". I wish to change
that
>> email setting.
>
>
>.I am using messenger verion 4.7.3. does that 3 mean
that it includes up to sp3. Is sp2 included in 4.7.3?
If not, is it worth downloading. Also, u said I can't
change my email setting, unless I downgrade. Could I
remove messenger from my computer and then reinstall it
and also cancel my account and restart it? How would i do
that if so.
>

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